Serious Railroad Accident

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On the 7thinE, on the Montreal Kailroad, near Concord, N. H., a Car conpling broke and effc a'^cttT oil S pile bridge, and fel^re the accident was repaired an extra train, from Dover, N". H,, came up; and ran into it; six were killed and sixteen dangerously wounded. Those whi) escaped had to jump down into the water which was fifteen feet deep. -There can be no doubt but this accident occurred by bad management—reck-lessness.

This article was originally published with the title "Serious Railroad Accident" in Scientific American 8, 5, 33 (October 1852)

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